The International Rescue tunnelling machine, The Mole, my
latest Pod vehicle from the Model Space Thunderbird 2 build.
As you can see I haven’t got round to the all-important
weathering yet, but as I’d already set up a temporary diorama for the Dinky
Thunderbird 2 and the sun was still shining I thought it was a photo opportunity
too good to miss.
The model is in two parts with the Mole itself able to completely
separate from its tilting trolley cradle.
The Mole on TV makes its début in the second episode, ‘Pit
of Peril’ operated by Scott Tracy. He
uses it to tunnel down to the stricken Army Sidewinder and pick up his brother,
Virgil. It also appears in the episode, ‘City of Fire’, to drill down under the
collapsed Thompson Tower building to rescue the Carter family. In ‘The Duchess
Assignment’ it’s used to rescue the Duchess of Royston who’s trapped in a
burning country house. It also makes a cameo appearance in ‘Cry Wolf’.
The Mole is considered by many as the most popular Pod
vehicle after Thunderbird 4 and has more toy and models made of it than any of
the others.
It’s usually carried in Pod 5. Keen eyed viewers have
spotted that the drill screw rotates in the wrong direction.
Personally, I like The Mole as-is, all shiny and showroom fresh!
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